Easter Basket Calorie Counter
It's prime season for an Easter sugar attack. From marshmallow peeps to chocolate bunnies, most of us will probably be putting on a few pounds this weekend in celebration of one of our favorite spring holidays. So how much damage to your diet will your overflowing Easter basket of goodies actually cause? Here is some interesting calorie content information from Walking.About.com as well as what it will take to walk these calories off:
4 Peeps Marshmallow Bunnies: 130 calories
1 Peeps Hollow Milk Chocolate Egg: 420 calories
5 Mars Mini Chocolate Eggs: 179 calories
1 Cadbury Solid Milk Chocolate Easter Bunny: 890 calories
1 Cadbury Crème Egg: 150 calories
12 Cadbury Chocolate Eggs: 190 calories
1 Dove Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny: 230 calories
1 Nestle's Crunch Solid Chocolate Easter Bunny: 692 calories
1 Snickers Cream Sports Egg: 140 calories
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Egg: 180 calories
1 Reese's Reester Bunny: 798 calories
1 Brachs Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Egg: 43 calories
5 Brachs Malted Easter Eggs: 180 calories
35 Jelly Belly Assorted Jelly Beans: 140 calories
1 Cadbury Caramel Egg: 190 calories
5 Peeps Marshmallow Chicks: 136 calories
1 Large Solid Chocolate Bunny (7 oz.): 1050 calories
8 Robin Eggs: 180 calories
1 Milky Way Bunny: 160 calories
12 Cadbury Mini Eggs: 190 calories
5 Mini Kit Kats: 210 calories
1 Hollow Chocolate Bunny: 270 calories
1 Tootsie Pop: 60 calories
2 Tootsie Roll Snack Bars: 100 calories
2 Small Boxes of Dots: 140 calories
Feeling a little guilty after learning how many calories are in your favorite Easter treats? Don't worry! Just use this handy guide to determine how much walking you need to do to work those calories off!
Jelly Beans: 1.4 miles
Peeps: 1.6 miles
Robin Eggs: 1.7 miles
Small Chocolate Bunny: 1.4 miles
Medium Hollow Bunny: 2.6 miles
Large Chocolate Bunny: 10.5 miles (!!!!!!)
Chocolate-covered Marshmallow Bunny: .6 miles
Chocolate-covered Marshmallow Egg: 1 mile
Editor's Note: Mileage is based upon eating only one serving of each of the following candies. Should you eat more than one serving (according to package) or a combination of any of the following then your mileage will need to be adjusted.